We studied how hot and cold changes the density of fluids such as water and air. To do this today we filled to pop bottles with fluids of different temperatures and then observed how they mixed (or didn’t) based on the difference of their densities from the temperature changes.
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Today we studied density of air by putting a balloon over a bottle and then dipping it in hot and cold water. Check out the assignment and the videos below.
assignment: 15.03.23 balloon air density exemplar
great example of this assignment: 15.03.19 air density bottle balloon hot cold water – assignment
Download the answer key here and correct your work so you can identify what you need to work on before our quiz on Thursday.
click the link below for the answer key
Today students are studying a short story by Ray Bradbury called “A Sound of Thunder”. We read the short story and observed some vocabulary and questions related to the story. Then we watched the classic television production of this story as represented in “Ray Bradbury Theatre”.
Click the link below for a copy of the story:
15.03.12 A Sound of Thunder- Ray Bradbury
Click the link below for a copy of the assignment:
15.03.12 sound of thunder assignment
Watch the video below
Today we worked making comics of the creation of the CP Rail in Canadian history. Students have been studying this phase in history over the past few weeks. Today they are going to http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/ to make comics that share a certain perspective of the construction of the CP Rail. Students must log in to the website to get the outline of the assignment. They are reminded to review the rubric below for how they will be assessed on this assignment.
Note: students must share direct facts related to the construction of the CP Rail in order to receive full credit on this assignment. Comics that do not share direct facts will not be accepted.
Click the link below for a copy of ch.3 of the textbook
click the link below to see the notes on ch.3 of the textbook
15.02.10 Social Studies text ch. 3 – notes for students
Click the link below for a copy of the assessment rubric for this assignment.
15.03.12 bitstrips rubric – Sea to Sea – cp rail perspective
Watch the video below to see how to import things like trains and stuff into your bitstrips comic
Students are studying how gravity can affect flight. By making paper airplanes and placing paper clips to add
additional mass for balance they are trying to design ultimate airplanes. Click on the lab below for this assignment.
15.03.10 hands on science grade 6 – flight – paper plane flight lab
Students have been working on comparing fractions including identifying fractions that are equal or equivalent. Students are to complete the practice exercises in the link below to show they ability in comparing fractions. There will be a sort quiz on this material on Thursday.
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Today we watched a video called “Understanding Flight”. We watched video and in response students were asked to complete the assignment in the link below. Students are to draw a picture showing the 4 forces of light in action. Then they are to explain how those four forces of flight are in action in the flight of a aeroplane.
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15.03.10 hands on science grade 6 – flight – paper plane flight lab
Students can access this video on Discovery.ca (for a good copy) or they might watch part 1-6 here (in lower quality)